Digitalising construction product information in a uniformly standardised way holds the key to transforming the industry. But it’s no easy task as the Construction Product Association’s Hanna Clarke explains to Denise Chevin.

A methodology for standardised construction product information sharing has been launched by the Construction Innovation Hub and Construction Products Association.

response to Dame Judith Hackitt’s call for “an identification system that could provide every component in a building with a unique and persistent identification code”.

The Construction Products Association will trial its new Code for Construction Product Information in pilot case studies before formally launching later this year.